New York Mets 7 – 2 Chicago Cubs
5 August 1985 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Darryl Strawberry | 1 in 321 games |
| 21 | final score 7–2 | 1 in 59 games | |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Danny Heep | 1 in 99 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
New York Mets batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Backman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Keith Hernandez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Gary Carter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Darryl Strawberry | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Danny Heep | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Howard Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Rafael Santana | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Lynch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
New York Mets pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Lynch | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger McDowell | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dernier | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryne Sandberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Matthews | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Keith Moreland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richie Hebner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jody Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Ron Cey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Bowa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Botelho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thad Bosley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Botelho | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Lary Sorensen | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Meridith | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Warren Brusstar | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |